piglet
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈpɪɡ.lət//
A young swine, one not yet mature.
noun
- 1
A young swine, one not yet mature.
Near-synonyms: shoat, porkling, porklet, porket
Very little was this piglet, And of course was not a big pig,
Etymology
From pig + -let (diminutive suffix). Attested from 1855. Displaced Old English fearh.
Forms
- plural
- piglets